This is an analysis of 'The Rose Family' Song Ii by Louisa May Alcott.

O lesson well and wisely taught
Stay with me to the last,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabacdXd beaecfaf
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,
  • Metre: 11011101 101001 11111100 1010101 11000111 11101 11011101 0010011 11011101 11010010 11110011 1011110 11100111 111111 11101100 111111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 16

Anaphora

your